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you heard, the fire that started around 11 pm on the 8th was completely turned off during the day, 15 and a half hours later.
Because the wind blows hard in the Ulsan area, and the adhesive used on the exterior walls of the building catches fire, the flames have continued to grow.
One reason for the delay in evolution was that there was no single 70m ladder car in Ulsan that could put out a fire up to the height of 23 stories.
Reporter Song Sung-jun pointed out this part.
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At 11:14 last night when a fire report came in, a strong wind warning accompanied by a gust of wind was issued in Ulsan.
The firefighting helicopter was put into the field only around 6 am this morning when the wind was quiet.
It was pointed out that the fire quickly covered the entire building by riding the outer wall, and the flammable adhesive used to connect the aluminum composite panels served as a igniter.
[Residential Housing/Ulsan Fire Headquarters Life Safety Manager: It is estimated that the flammable adhesive (on the panel) has not increased rapidly due to strong winds.]
Furthermore, in Ulsan, a 70m ladder car capable of extinguishing fires up to 23 stories high. Was not available, so I had to urgently request support from other regions such as Busan.
The 70m ladder car from Busan was put into the field only 5 hours after the fire, but the 24th floor and above were helpless.
[Injured residents: This is a 33-story building, but I doubt what to do if a fire breaks out in a 50-story building.]
At the time of the fire, the sprinkler operated normally, but water poured out at once due to rapid combustion, and two large 30 ton tanks on the roof of the building were quickly depleted.
Fortunately, the fire went out without a single fatality, but it left a big homework in responding to the fire in a skyscraper.
(Video coverage: Jung Kyung-moon, video editing: Choi Hye-young)